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About 3ware RAID Controllers
3ware RAID controllers and storage solutions deliver full-featured true hardware RAID to servers, workstations
and storage systems. 3ware controllers are available in 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 24-port configurations, and are the
most compelling RAID solutions available.
Advanced RAID features, SATA II connectivity, and powerful 3ware performance architecture make 3ware
controllers ideal for vertical applications that require the highest levels of sustained write and read performance.
The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices throughout the world. For more information,
A P P L I C A T I O N S F O R 3 W A R E C O N T R O L L E R S
Pro
Audio
Disk-to-Disk
Backup
Super
Computing
NAS
Video
On-Demand
Pro
Video
Servers
Security/
Surveillance
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3ware® 9650SE
High Performance PCI Express to Serial ATA II RAID Controllers
The best keeps getting better with red hot RAID 6
AMCC’s 3ware 9650SE SATA II hardware RAID controllers deliver industry-leading
RAID 6 and RAID 5 performance, robust fault tolerance, and multi-terabyte capacities.
A PCI Express host interface, Multi-lane™ connectivity, StorSwitch™ architecture,
and sophisticated SATA II features drive this unrivaled performance.
3ware 9650SE Specifications
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PCI Express x1, x4, x8 configurations
Serial ATA II advanced features
— 3Gb/s transfer speed
— Native Command Queuing
Low profile form factor
— 2, 4, 8-port configurations
Full height form factor
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— 12, 16, 24-port configurations
RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD (see chart below)
RoHS and WEEE compliant
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3ware 9650SE Series Selection Guide
9650SE-2LP
9650SE-4LPML
9650SE-4LPME
9650SE-8LPML
9650SE-12ML
9650SE-16ML
9650SE-24M8
Form Factor
Low profile
Low profile
Low profile
Low profile
Full height
Full height
Full height
Port Count
2
1
4
4
8
12
16
24
PCI Express Lanes
4
4
4
8
8
8
0, 1, 5, 10,
Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10,
JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single
Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
Single Disk, JBOD
RAID Levels
0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD
Onboard Memory
Connector Type
BBU Support
128MB DDR2 533
256MB DDR2 533
Multi-lane
Yes
256MB DDR2 533
Multi-lane (external)
Yes
256MB DDR2 533
Multi-lane
Yes
256MB DDR2 533
Multi-lane
Yes
256MB DDR2 533
Multi-lane
Yes
512MB DDR2 533
Multi-lane
Yes
Discrete
No
3ware® 9550SX
High Performance PCI-X to Serial ATA II RAID Controllers
High Performance PCI-X RAID Solution of Choice
The 3ware 9550SX SATA II RAID controller delivers performance, robust fault-tolerance,
and multi-terabyte capacities. Combined with an advanced RAID management
feature set that includes web-based, command-based, and API software components,
the 9550SX, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16-port configurations, is the most compelling
PCI-X solution available.
3ware 9550SX Specifications
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PCI-X 1.0b (and PCI 2.3) compliant
— 64-bit/133/100/66MHz bus master
Serial ATA II advanced features
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— 3Gb/s transfer speed
— Native Command Queuing
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Low profile (4 and 8-port) and full height form factors
4, 8, 12, and 16-port configurations
RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, and JBOD (see chart below)
RoHS and WEEE compliant
3ware 9550SX Series Selection Guide
9550SXU-4LP
9550SXU-8LP
9550SXU-12
9550SXU-12MI
9550SXU-12ML
9550SXU-16ML
Form Factor
Low profile
Low profile
Full height
12
Full height
12
Full height
12
Full height
16
Port Count
4
8
Host Interface
Host Interface Speed
RAID Levels
PCI-X
PCI-X
PCI-X
PCI-X
PCI-X
PCI-X
64-bit/133MHz
0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD
128MB
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
Onboard Memory
Connector Type
128MB
Discrete
256MB
Discrete
256MB
Multi-lane
256MB
Multi-lane
256MB
Multi-lane
Discrete
NOTE: A “U” has been added to 9550SX part numbers to denote RoHS compliance
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3ware® Sidecar
High-Performance Hardware RAID Storage for PC
and Apple Workstations
Think Outside the Box
The 3ware® Sidecar featuring true hardware RAID is the only external
storage choice for PCs, Apple® Mac Pro and Power Mac® G5 when
capacity, performance, data protection, and ease of use are the goals.
Broad OS support including Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, an easily
configurable RAID controller teamed with an intuitive management suite,
and Multi-lane connectivity make the 3ware Sidecar as easy to use as 1-2-3.
Operating System Support
3ware Sidecar Features
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Microsoft Windows 2003/XP/2000 (32/64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64-bit)
Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Core (32/64-bit)
Linux Kernels 2.4, 2.6 (32/64-bit)
FreeBSD (32/64-bit)
Mac OS X (G5: 10.4.6+, Mac Pro: 10. 4.8)
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High performance 4-port PCI Express to SATA II RAID controller for real hardware RAID
— RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
— 256MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection
— BBU Support
Complete configuration management suite
— 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2)
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— Command Line Interface (CLI)
4-bay external Serial ATA desktop enclosure
— Hot-swap and hot-spare support for easy maintenance
— 3TB of external storage when loaded with 750GB drives (not included)
— Front panel LED status indicators
3ware Sidecar Minimum System Requirements
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PC workstation, or Apple Mac Pro, or Apple Power Mac G5
Available PCI Express slot (x4 minimum)
Supported operating system
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RoHS and WEEE compliant (lead free)
Note: Power Mac G5 with PCI-X is not supported
How Much is 3TB?
Data
Quantity
Movie=1GB
Movies
Digital Photos
Songs
3,000
Digital Photo=5MB
Song=3MB
Spreadsheet=100KB
600,000
1,000,000
30,000,000
xSATA up to 28x FASTER!
Spreadsheets
1200
1050
900
750
600
450
300
150
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xSATA vs. eSATA, Firewire and USB
xSATA offers significantly faster transfer speeds,
better scalability, and improved cabling options than
eSATA, Firewire and USB interfaces.
Interface
Interface Speed
xSATA
12Gb/s (1200MB/s)
3Gb/s (300MB/s)
800Mb/s (80MB/s)
400Mb/s (40MB/s)
480Mb/s (48MB/s)
xSATA
eSATA
Firewire 400 Firewire 800
USB 2.0
eSATA
Interface Technology
Firewire 800
Firewire 400
USB 2.0
xSATA has a TOTAL speed-matching bandwidth of
1.2GB/s (300MB/s X 4-lanes!)
eSATA Solutions share the 300MB/s bandwidth among
the available lanes (300MB/s ÷ 4 lanes)
Note: These interfaces use 8b/10b encoding
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Multi-lane™
High-Performance SATA Cable and Connector System
Get Connected via the Multi-lane™ Expressway
AMCC’s award winning Multi-lane design enables highly reliable and streamlined
enterprise-class SATA storage solutions by greatly reducing the number of cables
needed to connect controllers, backplanes, and standard SATA drives.
Internal
SFF-8087
SFF-8470
M8
The Multi-lane SATA cable/connection system is fast, secure, simple, and clutter
free. It combines the RAID controller’s four SATA ports into a single locked
connection. Four 3Gb/s lanes of SATA traffic travel through just one cable
from the RAID controller to the system backplane or to up to four
hard drives with a breakout cable.
Multi-lane Benefits
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Four lanes of high speed SATA traffic through a single cable
Increased system reliability
Reduced cable count
External
SFF-8088
Streamlined storage
Locked connections
Improved airflow
Multi-lane SFF-8087, SFF-8470, and M8 cables provide internal connectivity from the controller to drives or the backplane.
Multi-lane SFF-8088 cables provide external connectivity from the controller to the 3ware Sidecar.
NOTE: End-to-end Multi-lane connectivity requires a Multi-lane backplane
Multi-lane SATA Cable and Connector Systems
SFF-8087 to SFF-8087
(Multi-lane internal)
SFF-8087 to Discrete
(Forward breakout cable)*
Discrete to SFF-8087
(Reverse breakout cable)*
SFF-8087 to SFF-8470
(Bi-directional Multi-lane
hybrid cable)
SFF-8470 to SFF-8087
(Bi-directional Multi-lane
hybrid cable)
SFF-8470 to SFF-8470
(Multi-lane internal)
3ware Controller Model #
3ware Controller Model #
3ware Controller Model #
3ware Controller Model #
3ware Controller Model #
3ware Controller Model #
9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML)
9550SXU (-12ML, 16ML)
9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML) 9550SXU (-4LP, -8LP, -12)
9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML) 9550SXU-12MI
9550SXU-12MI
9550SXU (-12ML, -16ML)
9500S-4LP
9550SXU (-12ML, -16ML)
(SFF-8087 on controller)
3ware order #
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M (0.5 m)
3ware order #
CBL-IB-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-IB-10M (1.0 m)
3ware order #
CBL-SFF8087-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087-06M (0.6 m)
3ware order #
3ware order #
CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M (0.6 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M (1.0 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M (0.6 m)
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M (1.0 m)
3ware order #
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M (0.6 m)
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M (0.5 m)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M (0.6 m)
SFF-8470 to Discrete
(Forward breakout cable)*
Discrete to SFF-8470
(Reverse breakout cable)*
SFF-8088 to SFF-8088
(Multi-lane external)
Discrete SATA
(Standard, point-to-point
SATA cable)
M8 to SFF-8087
(Multi-lane internal “Y” cable)
M8 to Discrete
(Forward breakout cable)*
3ware Controller Model #
9550SXU-12MI
3ware Controller Model #
9550SXU (-4LP, -8LP, -12)
9500S-4LP
3ware Controller Model #
(3ware Sidecar)
3ware Controller Model #
9650SE-2LP
9550SXU (-4LP, -8LP, -12)
9500S-4LP
3ware Controller Model #
9650SE-24M8
3ware Controller Model #
9650SE-24M8
3ware order #
CBL-OCF-18 (0.5 m)
CBL-OCF-10M (1.0 m)
3ware order #
CBL-SFF8088-20M (2.0 m)
3ware order #
CBL-M8ML-06M (0.6 m)
3ware order #
CBL-M8OCF-06M (0.6 m)
3ware order #
CBL-OCR-18 (0.5 m)
CBL-OCR-10M (1.0 m)
8006-2LP
3ware order #
CBL-SATA-39 (39”/1 m)
*Breakout cables have a Multi-lane connector on one end and discrete connectors on the other end
Note: Cable color may differ from colors shown above
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Forward breakout cables have a Multi-lane connector on the controller end and discrete connectors to the drives
Reverse breakout cables have discrete connectors on the controller end and a Multi-lane connector to the backplane
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3ware Controller/Cable Matrix
Connector to Connector Options
Controller
To Drives /
To Controller
Backplane
Cable P/N Options
Cable Description
Where Used
3ware 9650SE Internal RAID Controllers
Discrete
Discrete
CBL-SATA-39
39”(1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point
SATA cable
Connects a controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’
or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
9650SE-2LP
CBL-SFF8087-05M
0.5 meter cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s) to
the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
9650SE-4LPML,
-8LPML, -12ML,
-16ML
SFF-8087
SFF-8087
SFF-8087
Discrete
CBL-SFF8087-06M
0.6 meter cable
CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M
CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M
CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M
0.5 meter forward breakout cable
0.6 meter forward breakout cable
1.0 meter forward breakout cable
0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s) to
the drives’or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
SFF-8087
M8
SFF-8470
SFF-8087
Connects the controller’s M8 Multi-lane connector(s) to the
backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
9650SE-24M8
CBL-M8ML-06M
CBL-M8OCF-06M
0.6 meter“Y”cable
Connects the controller’s M8 Multi-lane connector(s) to the drives’
discrete SATA connectors
M8
Discrete
0.6 meter forward breakout cable
3ware 9650SE with External Connectivity (3ware Sidecar Only)
SFF-8088
SFF-8088
CBL-SFF8088-20M
2.0 meter cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector to
the 3ware Sidecar’s SFF-8088 Multi-lane connector
9650SE-4LPME
3ware 9550SXU Internal RAID Controllers
39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point
SATA cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’
or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Discrete
Discrete
Discrete
CBL-SATA-39
9550SXU-4LP,
-8LP, -12
CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M
CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M
CBL-OCR-18
CBL-OCR-10M
CBL-IB-05M
CBL-IB-10M
CBL-OCF-18
CBL-OCF-10M
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M
CBL-SFF8087-05M
CBL-SFF8087-06M
CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M
CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M
0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
0.6 meter reverse breakout cable
1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
0.5 meter cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the backplane’s
SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors
SFF-8087
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA connector(s) to the
backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
Discrete
SFF-8470
SFF-8470
Discrete
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
SFF-8470
SFF-8470
SFF-8470
SFF-8087
SFF-8087
SFF-8087
9550SXU-12MI
1.0 meter cable
0.5 meter forward breakout cable
1.0 meter forward breakout cable
0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
0.5 meter cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the drives’or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
SFF-8087
SFF-8087
Discrete
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
9550SXU-12ML,
16ML
0.6 meter cable
0.5 meter forward breakout cable
1.0 meter forward breakout cable
0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
SFF-8470
3ware 9500S and 8006 Internal RAID Controllers
9500S-4LP
39”(1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point
SATA cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’or
backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Discrete
Discrete
Discrete
CBL-SATA-39
CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M
CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M
CBL-OCR-18
0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
0.6 meter reverse breakout cable
1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the backplane’s
SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors
SFF-8087
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
SFF-8470
Discrete
SFF-8470
Discrete
CBL-OCR-10M
CBL-SATA-39
39”(1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point
SATA cable
Connects a controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’or
backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
8006-2LP,
Cable/connector
Controller P/N Suffix
Connectivity
Also Known as
Multi-lane Quick Reference Chart
SFF-8470
SFF-8087
SFF-8088
M8
MI
Internal
Internal
External
Internal
InfiniBand
ML
ME
M8
Mini SAS 4i, Mini SATA Internal, iPass
Mini SAS 4x, Mini SATA External, iPass
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3ware features and benefits
StorSwitch™
Non-blocking switch fabric architecture
Maximizes controller throughput by allowing concurrent communications with all attached
SATA drives through a pool of 32 direct memory access (DMA) channels.
Performance
Data Protection
StorSave
Powerful reliability enhancements
Achieves unmatched data protection while maximizing performance in critical RAID modes
when data availability, accessibility, and data protection are most needed.
StreamFusion
Intelligent cache algorithm
Maximizes application performance under heavy loads by dynamically allocating controller
cache for maximum bandwidth
Performance
Multi-lane™
Award-winning connector system
Dramatically increases subsystem reliability by radically reducing cable count and improves
airflow
Reliability & Convenience
RAID 6
Two sets of parity are simultaneously calculated, written, and rotated across all the drives.
This allows the array to survive up to two drive failures without losing data, for significantly
improved fault tolerance.
Data Protection
(On select 3ware 9650SE controllers)
On-board PowerPC processor and G133
RAID engine (True Hardware RAID)
Frees the host CPU to maintain overall system and application performance by managing all
RAID IO processing requirements
Performance
Performance
Performance
3Gb/s transfer speed
3ware Sidecar and SATA II controllers
Doubles available drive-side bandwidth to exploit scalability features
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
3ware Sidecar and SATA II controllers
Improves performance of queued workloads by minimizing mechanical positioning latencies
on the drive. 32 outstanding commands can be reordered before reading or writing the data.
Putting the Pieces Together
Advanced 3ware RAID Features and Performance Architecture
StorSwitch™ maximizes controller throughput — StorSwitch is a unique non-blocking switch
fabric architecture that allows 3ware controllers to concurrently communicate to all attached SATA
drives through a pool of 32 direct memory access (DMA) channels for unparalleled performance
and data availability. The result is superior overall system performance compared to non-scalable
hub-based systems that share the bandwidth of a single DMA channel.
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
SATA Disk
StorSave optimizes data protection and performance — StorSaves’s revolutionary combination
of powerful reliability enhancements and a battery backup unit (BBU) maximize data protection
and system reliability without sacrificing controller performance. StorSave permits 3ware controllers
to use both controller cache and disk cache during SATA RAID operations. This strengthens array
performance during optimal usage, as well as during degraded RAID 5 operations which means
faster rebuild times. StorSave Profiles allow user-specified levels of protection vs. performance
(9650SE, 9590SE and 9550SXU only).
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Protects drive and controller cached writes in the event of a power loss
Uses controller and drive write cache in all modes
Dual caching for faster rebuild times
StreamFusion Performance vs. Competition
StreamFusion maximizes application performance under multiple loads — An intelligent
cache algorithm dynamically optimizes RAID 5 and RAID 6 disk accesses and efficiently manages
data through controller cache for guaranteed bandwidth. As the number of data streams increases,
the total bandwidth is divided equally among them. Application performance will not suffer
during heavy traffic or when multiple applications are accessing data simultaneously. 3ware RAID
controllers are not the performance bottleneck, as is often the case with software RAID and
other hardware RAID controllers.
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100
80
60
40
20
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StreamFusion in Action
AMCC
Competition 1
Competition 2
1
2
4
8
16
# Streams
StreamFusion assures scalable high performance
Iometer 2004.07.30dual Xeon 2.6 Ghz/1GB system/WinXP SP2/HDS7222525VLSA80/fw
V36OA60A/64KB stripes/RAID 5/all other settings at default
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Common RAID Levels
RAID 1 “Mirroring”
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
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Provides fault tolerance and a read speed
advantage over non-RAID disks
RAID 0 “Striping”
A
A1
B1
C1
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•
•
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Applications requiring high availability
B
C
=
Accounting
Payroll
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Applications requiring high bandwidth
performance but no fault tolerance
A
E
B
F
J
C
G
K
O
D
H
D1
D
Financial
•
•
Video production/editing
Pre-press applications
I
L
ETC. . .
M
N
RAID 10 "Striped Mirror"
Mirror
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Data is first mirrored, then striped across across
the drives to provide double drive failure
protection without the parity calculation
performance penalty of RAID 5 and RAID 6.
The mirror provides the redundancy.
RAID 5 “Rotational Parity”
D1
D11
Drive 0
Drive 1
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Most versatile RAID level providing performance,
fault tolerance and storage efficiency
Stripe
A0
A1
B0
B1
C0
1 Parity
C2
0 Parity
D1
D2
D21
•
Ability to recover from a drive failure in either
mirrored set
•
•
•
•
•
•
Video production/editing
File and applications servers
Database servers
Drive 2
Drive 3
A2
2 Parity
B3
D2
3 Parity
D3
C3
Email servers
JBOD = Just a Bunch of Disks
News servers
JBOD refers to an unconfigured disk attached to a RAID controller
No fault tolerance
Internet/Intranet
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Hardware vs. Software RAID
All AMCC 3ware RAID controllers incorporate onboard processors to deliver true hardware RAID. Software RAID schemes use the system’s
processor, exploit host memory, compromise reliability and potentially rob the system of as much as 60% of its CPU cycles just to process
RAID calculations.
Host Data
Red Hot RAID 6
The fastest RAID 6 available
RAID 6 eliminates the risk of data loss if a second hard disk drive fails
while the RAID array is rebuilding. In a 3ware RAID 6 system, two sets
of parity are calculated, written, and rotated across all the drives.
This second simultaneous P + Q parity calculation allows the array
to survive up to two drive failures without losing data, for significantly
improved fault tolerance. RAID 6-enabled 9650SE controllers deliver
unequaled RAID 6 performance.
Disk #1
Disk #2
Disk #3
Disk #4
Disk #5
P1 Parity
Block 4
Q1 Parity
P2 Parity
Block 8
Block 1
Q2 Parity
P3 Parity
Block 12
Block 2
Block 5
Block 3
Block 6
Block 7
Q3 Parity
P4 Parity
Block 9
RAID 6 represents a sea change in the RAID landscape. It provides
the industry with higher levels of data protection, data availability and
fault tolerance than RAID 5. By assuring data availability following a
second drive failure, users can rest assured that they are enjoying
maximum data protection, both in normal and degraded modes.
And, with RAID 6 enabled 3ware controllers, RAID 6 will not cripple
performance.
Block 10
Block 11
Q4 Parity
Striped Data with Distributed Double Parity — RAID 6
3ware RAID 6: Two sets of parity data, P + Q, are striped across
disks. RAID 6 safeguards against data loss during rebuild mode
by allowing up to two consecutive drive failures for maximum
fault tolerance.
RAID 6 Enabled 3ware Controllers
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High capacity systems with eight or more
high capacity drives
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9650SE-8LPML
9650SE-12ML
9650SE-16ML
9650SE-24M8
For enterprise/mission critical installations
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3ware RAID Controller Part Number Matrix
3ware 9650SE PCI Express-to-Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers
Model Number
Host Interface
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x4
PCI Express x4
PCI Express x4
PCI Express x8
PCI Express x8
PCI Express x8
Ports
RAID Levels
Controller Connector
Discrete
Footprint
Low profile
Low profile
Low profile
Low profile
Full height
Full height
Full height
RoHS
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
9650SE-2LP
2
0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD
9650SE-4LPML
9650SE-4LPME
9650SE-8LPML
9650SE-12ML
9650SE-16ML
9650SE-24M8
4
0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Multi-lane (SFF-8087)
Multi-lane (SFF-8088)
Multi-lane (SFF-8087)
Multi-lane (SFF-8087)
Multi-lane (SFF-8087)
Multi-lane custom hybrid
4
8
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
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16
24
3ware 9550SX PCI-X-to-Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers
Model Number
9550SXU-4LP
9550SXU-8LP
9550SXU-12
Host Interface
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
64-bit/133MHz
Ports
RAID Levels
Controller Connector
Discrete
Footprint
Low profile
Low profile
Full height
Full height
Full height
Full height
RoHS
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
4
0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
0, 1, 5, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD
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Discrete
12
12
12
16
Discrete
9550SXU-12MI
9550SXU-12ML
9550SXU-16ML
Multi-lane (SFF-8470)
Multi-lane (SFF-8087)
Multi-lane (SFF-8087)
3ware 9500S PCI-to-Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controllers
Model Number
Host Interface
Ports
RAID Levels
Controller Connector
Footprint
RoHS
9500S-4LP
32/64-bit/66MHz
4
0, 1, 5, 10, Single Disk, JBOD
Discrete
Low profile
5/6
3ware 8006 PCI-to-Serial ATA Hardware RAID Controller
Model Number
Host Interface
Ports
RAID Levels
Controller Connector
Footprint
RoHS
8006-2LP
64-bit/66MHz
2
0, 1, Single Disk, JBOD
Discrete
Low profile
5/6
3ware Controller Specifications
3ware Controller Accessories
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows® 2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora
Linux, 2.4 Linux kernel, 2.6 Linux kernel, FreeBSD, 32/64-bit support, Mac
OS X (10.4.6 and above)
Model Number
BBU-MODULE-03
BATT-SPARE-02
BBU-9500S-01
BATT-9500S-SPARE
RDC-400-SATA
RDC-TRAY-SATA
RDE-TRAY-01
Description
Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9650SE/9590SE/9550SX(U)
Replacement battery for BBU-MODULE-03
Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9500S
Replacement battery for BBU-9500S-01
SATA internal drive cage
PCI Compliance
PCI Express 1.1, PCI-X 1.0b, and PCI 2.3 compliant
(64-bit/133/100/66MHz bus master)
Serial Interface
RAID Features
SATA and SATA II (1.5/ 3 Gb/s)
SATA drive tray (to be used with the RDC-400-SATA)
Spare drive tray for 3ware Sidecar
RAID 6 on select 3ware 9650SE controllers, RAID Level Migration, online
capacity expansion, hot swap/hot spare, S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring,
multiple card support, multiple logical volumes and RAID levels, remote
management, alert notifications and more
CABLES
Please reference the cable datasheet
SCSI Features
SATA II Features
Kit Contents
Scatter/gather, command queuing, command reordering, elevator seek,
dynamic sector repair, background media scanning and more
3Gb/s, Native Command Queuing, OOB Staggered Spin-up (compliant with
the SATA 2.6 specification)
SATA II/SATA RAID controller and cables, CD including driver, 3ware Disk
Manager 2 (3DM®2), Command Line Interface (CLI), User Guide,
Printed Installation Documentation
Warranty
Support
3 years
Free technical support, advanced replacement option
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Japan:
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+86-10-6581-4916
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+1-877-883-9273
Email: 3waresales@amcc.com
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